Day 27

There was a strange crackle when I was flicking through the bands on the walkie. Almost like someone had just switched off from broadcasting. I'm making a note here to remind myself to keep an eye out for this.

The Rani number is growing, Sam counted at least 70. I counted over 100 before I gave up. We may end up stuck in the house for a while.

Day 2

As I lay there passing in and out of consciousness I heard the Rani smashing against, it seemed, all sides of the building. I remembered a lot of things from my life, but they aren't things I want to remember again.

After what seemed like an eternity the Rani paused. I heard a noise outside and all of a sudden it sounded like they all gave chase to something else. I somehow managed to pick myself up and drag myself along the walls to the front window, only to see a faint glimpse of a Rani rounding a corner a fair distance up the road.

I stumbled back, and collapsed onto my new safe-house’s bed, and fell asleep.

You may ask how I have run into so few people. Why wouldn't they stay at home and wait out. You forget it started on a weekday. Children at school. Family at work. Most people would be out of the house when it all kicked off. True you would claim, but Day 1 was a Saturday. But Day -1 wasn't. It was only declared the start, it wasn't the real beginning. Though my friend was the first official victim there would have been others that day, else it would not have spread. Some people would already flee. Some would flee only when the reports began, by then there were those on the streets and children playing with friends.

In a way it's strange. The only time my mum gets overtime, and the only time my dad has to go to work to catch up on a project, as well as my brother having an issue with computers causing him to work at the weekend. It seems almost coincidental when I look back. Fate? I really don't want to think any more about family...

But other people? Maybe there are those shut up tight in houses, afraid and cowering when me and Sam pass. We don’t enter locked up houses; it would mean creating a gap in the security as it were. So we leave places open as we find them for others, if there are any...

But enough. There's noise outside, I will continue tomorrow.

I hope you make another day